Faces at the Races | 2023 River Glade MX National | Toys for Big Boys By Billy Rainford It’s time for some Faces at the Races fun from Round 6 of the 2023 Canadian Triple Crown Series MX Nationals at River Glade MX in Moncton, NB. You’re watching channel 1, the Bigwave’s Faces at the Races channel. Don’t touch that dial! – Kate Rambeau: Look at your math book; it looks
Faces at the Races | 2023 Sand Del Lee Round 5 By Billy Rainford Here’s a look around at Round 5 of the 2023 Canadian Triple Crown Series MX Nationals at Sand Del Lee near Ottawa, Ontario. It’s time for Faces at the Races… Oh wait, I snapped a pic. Thanks for taking a look. We’ll see everyone at River Glade in Moncton, New Brunswick, this weekend. If you’ve never
Photos from the 2023 Amateur Open at Sand Del Lee By Billy Rainford Here’s a look at the winners of each class on Saturday at the Sand Del Lee Amateur Open. It was warm and humid in Ottawa today. It clouded over late in the day and the forecast isn’t looking great for Sunday. In fact, I’m not looking forward to rain and humidity, but I’ll be suiting up in
Faces at the Races | Canadian MX Nationals Round 4 – Gopher Dunes By Billy Rainford It’s time for another fun and sarcastic look at the people who were at Round 4 of the 2023 Canadian Triple Crown Series MX Nationals at Gopher Dunes.
Matt Huggett ‘On the Road’ | 2023 Southwick MX National By Matt Huggett Buckle up, It’s time for another “Roadtrip,” folks. Sand tracks tend to be polarizing, you either love them or hate them. With much of my youth spent riding sand tracks like Baja Acres and Gopher Dunes, I love them. As a photographer they are some of my favorite races to shoot. Every year when the AMA National
Photo Report | Winners from 2023 Gopher Dunes Amateur Open By Billy Rainford Here’s a look at most of the class winners from the Amateur Open on the Saturday before Round 4 of the 2023 Canadian Triple Crown Series MX Nationals at Gopher Dunes. It was a relatively cool and overcast day when the rain held off until the final few 2nd motos of the day. #927 Aaron Hilbing finished
Matt Huggett ‘On the Road’ | 2023 Red Bud MX National Story and Photos by Matt Huggett The first weekend in July brings many traditions as both Canada and our rowdy neighbours to the south celebrate their nation’s birthdays. In the Motocross world, one of its greatest traditions celebrated a milestone of its own with the 50th running of the FMF RedBud National. The hillsides were packed, Lot B was
Photo Report | Canadian Amateurs at Red Bud By Billy Rainford I made sure to be at Red Bud on Friday morning to catch all the Moto Combine racing action, but they also ran a full schedule of amateur racing…almost. Unfortunately, there were so many riders there that they had to call it quits after the 2nd Combine moto that went off at 5pm in order to get the track
Faces at the Races | Round 2 – Kamloops By Billy Rainford Let me start out by saying this: race days have gotten so busy that it’s more difficult to get back and forth to the pits to see what everyone’s doing throughout the day. I assume the spectators like it, but me, on the other hand, not so much. Having said that, it’s time to take a look at
Photo Report | Canadian Triple Crown | Round 2 – Kamloops By Billy Rainford It was Round 2 of the 2023 Canadian Triple Crown Series MX Nationals at Whispering Pines near Kamloops, BC on Sunday. After what can only be described as a disappointing first round, we were treated to a great track and conditions for Round 2. This track was rough and tough and exposed riders’ weaknesses and strengths.